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August 2, 2017
Valley Forge National Historical Park has found its new superintendent in Steve Sims, a former facility manager at Independence National Historic Park, writes Mark Abrams for CBS Philly. A California native, the 43-year-old graduated from West Point and spent six years serving in the Army before joining the park service. In his new position, Sims is responsible for the historic, 3,500-acre Valley Forge property and managing its 55 permanent employees and 20 seasonal workers. “Having this huge responsibility is an ... View Article
July 12, 2017
Phoenixville: The 2017 graduates of the Phoenixville Community Health Foundation’s Executive Leadership Institute included six emerging leaders of the non-profit community, were recognized on June 21 at Freedoms Foundation Valley Forge for their dedication. The mission of the Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) is to provide executive-level and management-level staff within the non-profit sector, an opportunity to gain self-awareness, knowledge, and experience to become more effective leaders within their professional and personal lives. This years’ leadership program assisted the following emerging ... View Article
July 6, 2017
Kevin Smith Transportation Group Identifies Savings for Local Hotels Kevin Smith Transportation Group (KSTG) continues to be at the forefront of education within the transportation industry, recently publishing a highly cited white paper on hotels in the Greater Philadelphia area reducing costs while increasing profits through the growing trend of outsourcing shuttle services for their guests. In fact, according to the white paper, more than 200 school districts in Pennsylvania have already moved to outsourced non-educational transportation needs leveraging the ... View Article
July 3, 2017
The state health department recently granted licenses to dispense medical marijuana products at 10 locations in Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties, writes Evan Brandt for the Pottstown Mercury. The dispensaries will be the locations where patients with a doctor’s prescription can purchase medical marijuana products created at the state’s 12 grow and processing locations. According to the article, the products will not be hallucinogenic and cannot be smoked. They will come in the form of oils, lotions, and other medical ... View Article
June 29, 2017
BB&T Bank – based in Winston-Salem, N.C. – arrived in Pennsylvania through its recent purchases of Susquehanna Bank and National Penn Bank, and now operates 22 branches here in Chester County. Known officially as Branch Banking and Trust Company, BB&T is a mission-driven organization with a strong commitment to serving communities, according to Joseph Calabro, BB&T Market President in West Chester. An important part of that mission is to “make the communities in which we work a better place,” said ... View Article
